Description
The Last of Us Part II Remastered

The Minor Changes
There are a few changes that have been made in The Last of Us Part II Remastered as well as a couple of new inclusions. On the playstation store the game is stated to have “increased texture resolution, increased Level-of-Detail distances, improved shadow quality, animation sampling rate, and more”. To be honest, the visuals seem to have barely changed. What you saw in 2020, is more or less what you will see now. Most of these differences are very subtle. Even putting footage side by side with the PS4 gameplay doesn’t seem to show much difference! There might be a slight colour change at most, but that is about it.

The New Additions in The Last of Us Part II Remastered
The remaster features new outfits for Ellie and Abby, as well as other characters in the new survival mode as well as some “lost levels”. These three new levels are early development versions that were not included in the original release. Whilst they can be decent, they don’t add much to the overall progression of the game.
There is also developer commentary to listen to as you play through the game. This is a pretty neat feature, if you like that sort of thing. You can also now pick up and strum a guitar whenever you wish in the new Guitar Free Play mode. Strumming chords to your heart’s content, whilst attempting to bring out your inner John Mayer or Ed Sheeran may seem appealing to some. But honestly, that part of the game felt a bit tedious to me. But hey, it’s there if you want it!

One noticeable difference is the inclusion of the haptic feedback and adaptive trigger features. They add that extra level of immersion as you take down infected, fight back against the WLF and explore the game’s stunning landscapes. It’s a nice touch, but doesn’t dramatically change the feel of the game. Also, if you don’t like these features of the dualsense controller, you can always turn them off in the menu!
There are a handful of small differences visible under close scrutiny, but more noticeable changes are few and far between. Here are two such changes: Ellie’s slightly different appearance in the opening cutscene, and an absent depth-of-field effect in some gameplay scenes on the Remastered version.
Moving from the 1440p peformance mode to the 4K fidelity mode provides a sharper look to most scenes, though this is typically not a huge difference at a traditional TV viewing distance. The most noticeable changes are to fine detail, like blades of grass












